Be honest. You’ve thought about it.

You know, which Christmas movie character your SEC coach would be. Oh, you haven’t thought about it? Fortunately for you, I have.

Here’s who each SEC coach would play in a Christmas movie:

Joe Moorhead: John McClane — Die Hard

When Moorhead was introduced as Mississippi State’s new coach, the first thing he did was ask players what their ring size was. Never mind the fact that Moorhead has no SEC roots. He was basically given the old “do you really think you have a chance against us?”

Moorhead basically responded with a friendly “Yippee-ki-yay, (bleepity-bleeper)”

And yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie.

Kirby Smart: George Bailey — It’s a Wonderful Life

It took awhile for George to see that the simple things in his life are actually quite awesome. Smart can relate. He might’ve thought life was miserable when his team was 7-5, but then he learned to appreciate that he was blessed with an extremely talented team that got to beat up on the SEC East. Smart is now the happiest man in Athens, just like Bailey was when he saw all that he had working in his favor.

Will Muschamp: Ebenezer Scrooge — A Christmas Carol

The hot-headed coach comes off as intense in everything that he does. Muschamp doesn’t seem like the type of guy who would ever be the life of the party when there’s film to be watched and work to be done. Sound like anyone else you might’ve heard of?

“Everybody just do your job! Understand that?!”

Bah! hum-bug!

Derek Mason: Harry Lime — Home Alone

Mason broke into the SEC with a plan of taking the league by storm. His defense was going to steal victories against more established programs. Like Harry’s plan in Home Alone, Mason’s plan wasn’t executed at all. Instead, Vanderbilt is 6-26 in the SEC since Mason took over having been out-smarted by all of the traditional powers (Tennessee doesn’t count). Perhaps Mason underestimated all the tricks that SEC teams had up their sleeves.

On the bright side, at least Mason doesn’t have a sidekick as dumb as Marv.

Mark Stoops: Clarence Odbody — It’s a Wonderful Life

Stoops is the guy who reminds someone (Kentucky fans) that life would actually be pretty awful without him. With Stoops in their lives, Kentucky is trying to earn its 15th win in the past 2 years, which would be only the third time that it accomplished that feat in the past 32 years. Odbody might’ve showed the light to someone else, but like Stoops, he’s responsible for showing people that things could be a whole lot worse.

Chad Morris: Clark Griswold — National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Morris has plans of coming into the SEC and lighting up scoreboards while Clark wanted to light up his own house full of holiday cheer. Both Morris and Clark know a thing or two about having sky-high expectations. Morris called Arkansas a sleeping giant that he wants to wake up. Clark just wants to light up his previously-lightless neighborhood and be the most festive show in town.

Jimbo Fisher: Ralphie Parker — A Christmas Story

We won’t get into a discussion about “A Christmas Story” being the most overrated Christmas movie ever (it is), but for now, we’ll just stick with the Fisher-to-Ralphie comparison. For Florida State fans, Fisher was the whiny kid at Christmas who demanded his parents get him something expensive and dangerous. At first, Fisher didn’t get his Red Ryder BB Gun after his parents told him “no.” He eventually got it, but he had to go to Texas A&M to get it.

Only time will tell if Fisher shoots his eye out in College Station.

Dan Mullen: Buddy the Elf — Elf

In the beginning of Mullen’s SEC story, he was the out-of-place guy from the Northeast. He wasn’t well-versed in the Bible Belt ways of the SEC, which made him a bit of an outsider. Like Buddy, Mullen had to assimilate, though he still didn’t always say the right things at the right time. Mullen also talked fast and seemed excited about everything. He definitely rubbed people the wrong way, but eventually, Mullen found the home that he always wanted.

Oh, and Buddy shovels down candy spaghetti like Mullen wolfs down chicken wings.

Ed Orgeron: Cousin Eddie — National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

No, Cousin Eddie isn’t a gumbo-loving Cajun man. But if there was ever a Christmas movie character who would willingly eat a live worm like Orgeron did, Cousin Eddie is it. Besides, tell me Orgeron isn’t the uncle who shows up at Christmas and makes everyone go, “what did he just say?” But you love him because his heart is always in the right place even if his mind isn’t.

Matt Luke: Daniel — Love Actually

OK, guys. You know your significant other made you watch this at least 3 times. And ladies, you know you’ve seen this movie 10,000 times. Luke was forced into some unforeseen circumstances like Daniel, who had to find his way after his wife died in the beginning of the movie. Daniel finds purpose by guiding his stepson through a seemingly impossible love situation.

“You’ve seen the films, kiddos. It ain’t over ’til it’s over.”

A variation of Daniel’s message will inevitably find its way into some motivational speech that Luke uses to fire up his troops when they’re slogging their way through another postseason-less season. In the end, they’re both just nice guys who are doing what they can to make the best of a bad situation.

Jeremy Pruitt: Scott Calvin — The Santa Clause

Tennessee fans are hopeful that Pruitt can transform into an SEC-winning coach overnight and save the day. Never mind the fact that Pruitt, like Calvin, has never been tasked with anything this daunting. Inexperience isn’t an excuse for not providing the world with presents on Christmas, nor is it an excuse for falling short of proving Vols fans an SEC Championship.

Gus Malzahn: Kevin McCallister — Home Alone

No SEC coach has a bigger bag of tricks than Malzahn. That little halfback jump pass was as crafty as Kevin’s paint cans down the stairway trick. The flea flicker was like Kevin’s misdirection of staging his own fake Christmas party. They shared a common goal, too — beat the bad guy or suffer some fatal consequences.

Barry Odom: Willie — Bad Santa

Odom isn’t a miserable alcoholic like Willie, but you’d be hard-pressed to catch him smiling or looking happy. Odom also usually has that 5 o’clock shadow look. Part of that probably stemmed from the fact that Odom started 5-13 in his first season and a half on the job. It took Odom awhile to get the program back on track. Eventually, Missouri found its identity thanks to Drew Lock and Josh Heupel while Thurman and Sue helped give Willie the purpose he lacked.

Nick Saban: The Grinch — How the Grinch Stole Christmas

You knew it was coming. This is the role Saban was meant to play. Besides his attempts to squash all things fun and festive, Saban stole the happy holiday season from Ohio State. Saban plays by his own rules, and he doesn’t care if that makes him unpopular with certain people. One could say the media plays the role of the citizens of Whoville, whom Saban neither cares for nor understands.

Most important, Saban and the Grinch are both as cuddly as a cactus.